NEW SERIAL.
HIGH
FLIGHT..
By Ruth Dewey Groves.
CHAPTER XLVI.
oration.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1929.
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DETECTIVES GO
TO SCHOOL.
WHAT THE "YARD". TEACHES
THE WORLD. ··
Metropolitan Police system.
The visitors are being granted every facility, and an experienced ID. dotective generally escorts them around.
Parties of police from the Colonies, and detectives from the blossoms. Her eyes were down- provinces, are now in London, Dan was plainly dumbfounded cast, staring at the significant dec-to gain inalde knowledge of the by Jerry's words, She saw in-
Evelyn moved on in search of decision, amazement and anger her own card. A waiter was plac struggling to take control of him ing an extra chair for Dan. Short- though she understood only that he jy Evelyn found herself beside was disturbed..
him. She wondered how he felt He wheeled upon Alester and in over this surprise. But his face a cutting voice asked him if it was a dead mask that revealed were true. "Are you taking Jerry nothing. to Leontine Lebuudy's place?" hol
Leontine had greeted him with demanded.
no sign of displeasure at his un- Alester did not answer him di-expected arrival. Dan would not rectly. He spoke to Jerry. "Please have minded had she protested. He go and get dressed," he said. "Dan was no longer sensitive over small and I will wait for you in the car." matters.
"Walt a minute," Dan spoke up us Jerry started to leave them Then, to Alester: "Surely you aren't in earnest? You can't take the girl you're going to marry out there!"
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Describe precautions you would take in an ordinary house against
'Discuss the proposal to extend the school leaving age from 14) years of age to 15.
Leontine made a surpreme effort to bring a festive spirit to the oc-frost, casion. Her guests immediately took up the cue, except, those she was honouring and their friends.
Jerry was frightened. Full re- Alester's eyes shifted furtively, alization of the meaning of her then settled upon Dan's face with promise to Alester seemed to come a challenging defiance. "Well, are to her here. And marriage-mar- you coming?" he asked gratingly.riage was no longer an indefinite Dan studied him at length before thing, but a concrete fact that she replying. He recognized a despe- was fully aware of at last. rate bravado behind Alester's defi- She could not touch the food be ance-knew that Alester was not fore her, and only the mineral was to be turned from his purpose-ater that she had requested could purpose that held a menace.
she force down her dr throat.
"All right," he said tersely, "Til
go."
Jerry turned away without word, and hurried to the dressing room, where she slipped into her 'new evening gown. She had thrill- ed to the purchase of the love-
What special treatment is re- quired by town and elty gardens to keep the soil healthy and pro- ductive?
Give the arguments for . and against a boy in London being allowed to ride a bicycle.
What are the advantages and She dared not look at Dan or Evelyn lest they divine her terror. disadvantages of the increases Once she spilled a few drops of in the method of buying by in- water on her gown. Leontine wit-stalments? nessed the little accident and smiled.
Soon afterward a waiter appear ly satin creation, but tonight sheed at. Jerry's elbow with a note did not give it a thought.
on a silver salver. She glanced at Her makeup had been removed Alester and saw that he likewise quickly, but now that she stood be-was receiving a message, fore her mirror, ready, except for SHe read the contents. Leon the drop of perfume on her deli-tine wished her and Alester to go cute eartips, she was reluctant to upstairs during the next dance and return to Dan and Alester.
receive in the privacy of her bou doir the gift she had prepared for them.
to
"I wait here for Evelyn," she said to herself, and sat down polish" her nails.
Evelyn
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Discuss the development of the point of travel by motor charábancs from view of (a) the travelling public, and (b) railways.
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All the secrets of the Black Museum at Scotland Yard are disclosed to visiting police; the devices of criminals in the time of Charles Peace, and the in- ventions of Frederick Guy Browne one of the murderers of Constable Gutteridge.
Down the table Leontine nodded to Jerry's interrogating glance. Joined her shortly. Alester, too, sent his hostess a Don't sit in here," she cried when questioning look she smiled she saw Jerry. Run along tot him with serene mockery. Alester. I'll be out in two min Dan and Evelyn had not been utes."
dancing, but when the music "I'll help you," Jerry said, and blared out again she jumped began getting Evelyn's things impulsively to her
Brown, it will be recalled, in- feet and ready. She handed her a folded exclaimed: "Let's dance Ivented a mould for making count- erfeit coin in prison, and he also towel to pin around her head and can't sit still another instant!"- .removed the top from the cold? Her voice was raised almost to made a key which enabled him to cream jar.
"You won't have to ride with Al-shrillness with suppresset hys unlock all the doors and gates.
she said as she teria. She knew now, beyond a
ester and me,"
When doors are found unlock-
pushed the stack of tissue cleans- question. of doubt, that Jerry had fed in a prison the warder is "court- ing towels within Evelyn's reach got herself into a mess. The martialled," and Browne took a
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"There's some one to share the girl's face was white, and utter secret delight, in this until the, have been received from their corres last year, is again being held this
rumble seat with you."
Evelyn's eyes had been closed, to permit the removal of the blue paint from their lids, but at a soft note in Jerry's voice she opened
them and looked at her..
"Who?" she said, and waited anxiously for the information.
"Dan."
"Oh was all that Evelyn said to Jerry. But to herself sho added, "I knew it!"
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ly devoid of its usual bright glow ..it made Evelyn's heart ache
her. to look
"And she's such a quixotic little fool!" she thought she said to herself as Dan swung her into the rhythm of the dance. Actual. ly she was speaking aloud, just barely
escaping broken utter- ance.
made
trick was discovered,
could see the dancers through the French doors, acers through the Alester had not returned to join them.
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"Oh, well, Once when Jerry had gone home Evelyn thought, realising that he with her to spend the night Eve- had caught what she had said, Dan did not sit down. beside lyn had sought to draw her out in "what's the difference?"
her. Instead he leaned against. regard to her feeling for Alester, "What do you mean?" Dana pedestal that upheld a small but Jerry had shown na willingness asked as she remained silent. Bacchus and touched a match to to take her into her confidence.
She made no attempt to evade. light a cigarette. As he flipped it Evelyn had, perforce, to drop the "I mean that Jerry is just idiotic away he chanced to raise his eyes subject, though she was convinced enough to stick to her word when upward, that Jerry, was unhappy. And sheshe's already given it if she finds suspected that Dan Harvey was out that she's made a horrible responsible...
mistake."
Evelyn saw him stiffen. They were in the direct rays of an out-.. side lamp... she could discern evan the intentness of his gaze 'as he continued to atare at the upper part of the building.
She had consented to go to Le- "She's had plenty of time to antine's party only because Jerry make up her mind," ho returned had entreated so earnestly
that dully.
I guess she knows what she could not refuse. But she was she's doing."
She turned her head and look not all at pleased that Jerry had "I'm sure she didn't really know ed accepted.
in the same direction. All before tonight," Evelyn exclaim that met her eyes was a lighted However, she hurried through. her dressing as though she were ed. "Don't forget that she's just window. That couldn't be all speeded by pleasant anticipation, an untrained kid who longed for that Dan had seen, she thought, Alester is the moon for he was now running toward She knew that Alester had wanted the moon. Jerry to leave at the end of her act and the stars, too, in his world. the inn and calling back over his and that only Jerry's insistance up You can't blame Jerry for being shoulder for her to follow him.
(To Be Continued). on having her along had kept him dazzled." waiting.
"I never forget anything | #10 Too, she wanted to see Dan and about her," Dan replied miserably. Jerry together. She was stili ig-"I happen to love her." norant that Jerry's engagement was
"Yes, I
know," Evelyn anid
to be announced at Leonline's party, softly; "but don't say happen." and she hoped that she might find It might sound sappy, but I do be- a way to make Jerry look searching-lieve that 'real love is ordained.
ly into her own heart.
Nothing happened on the way
to the inn to indicate to her the
"state of mind under which her
Some of us can't escape it.",
"Or get over it," Dan replied I've tried to."
He looked across her shoulder
three companions were labouring. at the table they had left and There had been a hurried greeting saw that Jerry was not there. between herself and Dan and then His gaze swept over the room; he a hasty departure.
did not see her among the Upon their arrival, they found dancers.
the party in full flower. Guesta Evelyn felt him lose step and were gathered at the tables. There glanced up to watch him frown- was one, however, that was unoc-ing.
'cupied. It was laden with, costly,
blooms and sparkling glass.
What's the matter?" she ask-
ed.
Leontine welcome them in the
"Jerry's not around," he said:
hall and when they had left their "and I don't like It. To tell you wraps in the dressing room she led them to the reserved table and the truth, Miss Starr, I've had a
told them to find their places, queer feeling about Alester all
Evelyn saw with a sinking heart evening. He's not himself." that the favours and place cards "I've noticed it, top," Evelyn were dolls dressed as brides and admitted. "Do you suppose grooms, holding bits of cardboard. ought to look for them?"
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She leaned over to read what was "Let's take a turn around the written on one of them:
grounds," Dan suggested, and "Miss Lebaudy invites Miss Esthey walked over to one of the telle Agnew to sit here and partake half open French doors that look- of the pre-nuptial feast she is giv-ed upon the garden.
ing in honour of Miss Jerry Ray and They did not go about stealthily Mr. Alester Carstairs."
but they covered the grounds Evelyn straightened and looked thoroughly before starting back at Jerry. But the latter was to the inn. There had been an standing before a place where Le-intermission and another dance" ontine had laid a spray of orange since they had come out. They
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